Choo

//tʃuː// name, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The sound of a locomotive whistle. onomatopoeic

    "We could hear the choo choo choo"

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname.

Example

More examples

"Every woman should at least have one pair of Jimmy Choo in their life time."

Etymology

Borrowed from Chinese 朱 (Mandarin: Zhū, Cantonese: zyu¹, Hakka: Chû, Min Nan: Chu), Korean 추(秋) (Chu), etc.

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choo-choo

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